Wonderful table Gents, reaching for the shades and sun screen while watching this!😓 Love Robin's Bedouin tents! Another interesting game with relatively small armies, Nice Job, Many Thanks 👍
Great game lads, quite a decently fought battle. And yeah games like this can be a bit weird with when to bring the reinforcements. Too early as you said and it just becomes a pitch battle with one side at a disadvantage due to objectives, while too late and you’ll see a force completely run off the board. As for seeing future things: 1. Can’t wait to see you go into the details of the Crusader and Seljuk Forces. - will be interesting too see how you incorporate the different states of Europe and how each can effect their respective units. I can see the French being that they can have the more “heavy” crusader units more due to being a rich and strong country. I can see the HRE being a mix of having access to strong cavalry and infantry with the ability to bump up their number due to just the magnitude of people they had. However they’d also be primarily focused around “medium” based troops. English/Norman units have a nice mix of bonuses to represent the combination of old Saxon, Viking and Norman descendants who are taking up arms from their respective regions. Tho it shall be interesting to see how you incorporate it even if it could be choosing a “general” and them having to choose from a faction list or even just providing faction bonuses for their troops. 2. For your “safe passage” mission I’d actually change it up slightly. - have the defending force choose a passage of one board edge to another. Their objective is to provide safe passage to a group of civilians, money trains, wounded knights/bannermen, etc. essentially something that one army can defend from one side of a board to another. The attackers objective is to both either kill/destroy and/or capture said objective (I.e. they can run down a hundred civilians but also capturing a handful will be even more appealing/morale breaking to the enemy). Way to keep it fair is have the attackers come in waves, so half their army comes on in turn 1 and the remains on turn 3 but they WILL posses a major advantage in numbers/units to represent that this is a prepared ambush. 3. Going into a campaign format a suggestion for you lads is like your WoTR campaign take a large area and fight over that. However I’d have it you are both assigned “resources” that are given by friendly towns/cities to help supply your troops. I’d also have it that your campaign map do have a set starting size (going off your WoTR you could have the main be something like 30pts with them having to split off smaller armies under secondary commander taking away from this large one. With casualties in game dropping this overall strength while resources can be used to regenerate it. - another more advanced way is to choose your armies at the start of the campaign and record which units suffer badly and reduce their numbers with each battle, however replenish them to full or greater strength with resources while using others to buy new units into the main army to send out to reinforce/buff up other groups.
Definitely got some similar ideas to these especially about the nationalities, really good idea on the campaign, we have an idea but some of this would be great to add 👍
Great battle chaps. Love the classic of Robin's commander luggung a palm tree around lol. Lovely figures on a lovely board with good natured gaming. The hobby perfect triad.
Great opening graphics, Martin you must have spent ages creating the opening titles. Well done Robin great Bedouin tents!! Good job one of you has an eye on the ball.
Cheers Leslie, glad you like them, and glad you like the opening 👍 we suddenly remembered we had no tents, so while i did the stream Robin was diligently working away 👍 he did a cracking job
@@7thson726 I also have some Victrix Normans that I am currently painting. The cavalry and archers are complete and I am now working on the infantry. Looking forward to the release of the Victrix Norman crossbowmen.
Really glad you liked it 👍😁 i use rolled up t-shirts and tea towels to make the hills,the fact they can be molded to be the shape you want helps as well when placing troops on them
Thanks, the rules are pretty straightforward, but with enough nuances that makes it very fun. I wouldn't call it simple, just, straightforward, if that makes sense 😅
Have to interrupt play when minus 7 off the double six break test I counted the dice as having rolled 7s..... was confused when Robin said 5 instead of 7.... what a doofus, back to school for me.
I think you're right, the scenario was a way for us to play about with capping the ability of the Seljuks I imagine the next game will be a more straightforward, small pitched battle 👍
@@7thson726 I'm not a super hard core crusades historian. However I feel it is the age old dilemma of using tactics in relationship to your abilities and strengths. The Seljuk are fast, typically lower quality and ranged attack. The crusaders are more like tanks heavily armored and want to get into hand to hand as much as possible. I'd like to comment again on your great looking table setups. And you are a really good painter. If you keep making great videos, I for one will keep watching. 👍😁
Good report,even though im way more of an imperial rome to dark ages fan,your video's are starting to get me a little bit interested in the medieval period,(yes i was one of the saga voters)
Nice game. Robin’s change of dice and avoiding gunpowder seems to be working well!
We need to return to the 15th Century 😁💥
Wonderful table Gents, reaching for the shades and sun screen while watching this!😓 Love Robin's Bedouin tents! Another interesting game with relatively small armies, Nice Job, Many Thanks 👍
Thanks buddy, really pleased you like it 👍😁
Great game lads, quite a decently fought battle.
And yeah games like this can be a bit weird with when to bring the reinforcements.
Too early as you said and it just becomes a pitch battle with one side at a disadvantage due to objectives, while too late and you’ll see a force completely run off the board.
As for seeing future things:
1. Can’t wait to see you go into the details of the Crusader and Seljuk Forces.
- will be interesting too see how you incorporate the different states of Europe and how each can effect their respective units.
I can see the French being that they can have the more “heavy” crusader units more due to being a rich and strong country.
I can see the HRE being a mix of having access to strong cavalry and infantry with the ability to bump up their number due to just the magnitude of people they had. However they’d also be primarily focused around “medium” based troops.
English/Norman units have a nice mix of bonuses to represent the combination of old Saxon, Viking and Norman descendants who are taking up arms from their respective regions.
Tho it shall be interesting to see how you incorporate it even if it could be choosing a “general” and them having to choose from a faction list or even just providing faction bonuses for their troops.
2. For your “safe passage” mission I’d actually change it up slightly.
- have the defending force choose a passage of one board edge to another. Their objective is to provide safe passage to a group of civilians, money trains, wounded knights/bannermen, etc. essentially something that one army can defend from one side of a board to another. The attackers objective is to both either kill/destroy and/or capture said objective (I.e. they can run down a hundred civilians but also capturing a handful will be even more appealing/morale breaking to the enemy).
Way to keep it fair is have the attackers come in waves, so half their army comes on in turn 1 and the remains on turn 3 but they WILL posses a major advantage in numbers/units to represent that this is a prepared ambush.
3. Going into a campaign format a suggestion for you lads is like your WoTR campaign take a large area and fight over that. However I’d have it you are both assigned “resources” that are given by friendly towns/cities to help supply your troops.
I’d also have it that your campaign map do have a set starting size (going off your WoTR you could have the main be something like 30pts with them having to split off smaller armies under secondary commander taking away from this large one. With casualties in game dropping this overall strength while resources can be used to regenerate it.
- another more advanced way is to choose your armies at the start of the campaign and record which units suffer badly and reduce their numbers with each battle, however replenish them to full or greater strength with resources while using others to buy new units into the main army to send out to reinforce/buff up other groups.
Definitely got some similar ideas to these especially about the nationalities, really good idea on the campaign, we have an idea but some of this would be great to add 👍
Great battle chaps. Love the classic of Robin's commander luggung a palm tree around lol.
Lovely figures on a lovely board with good natured gaming. The hobby perfect triad.
I needed a handle for the base. 😁
Thanks mate, we had a great time playing it 😁
Need more of these Hail Caesar videos!
More on the way 👍🙂
awesome batrep, your vids (also the vidlogs) are really great and one can see you put a lot of heart and effort into them
I really appreciate that, i love putting the games on and if people enjou them then thats even better 😁
Really enjoyed watching this one. Nice to see smaller games of Hail Caesar that show the system works well for little games too.
Cheers dude, absolutely, i think it works and you can always house rule where you need to 👍
Another great battle report. Really appreciate that you do these. Lots of fun.
No problem, they are alot of fun to play, glad you enjoy them 😁👍
Fantastic, a really enjoyable watch & I can't wait to see what happens next!
Glad you enjoyed it! More to come as soon as the move is done 👍
Amazing Report Martin! Very enjoyable! Love the terrain i need to focus there this year!
Thanks mate, really pleased you like it, terrain makes the game for me these days 👍
@@7thson726 Yes it looks amazing! I think i need to focus on terrain this year!
Great opening graphics, Martin you must have spent ages creating the opening titles. Well done Robin great Bedouin tents!! Good job one of you has an eye on the ball.
Cheers Leslie, glad you like them, and glad you like the opening 👍 we suddenly remembered we had no tents, so while i did the stream Robin was diligently working away 👍 he did a cracking job
Excellent game mate. Great looking minis and tables. Robin wills it!
Haha cheers dude, glad you enjoyed it 😅
This was brilliant, amazing table and minis as well.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it, was great fun to play 👍
A good game. I think you might need Hayleys help, dice rolling 🤔
Yeaj, me to 😅
Don't know what Warlord Games is waiting for creating a supplement for this time period of the History...
Couldn't agree more 👍
Great game👍👍 wow those blue dice 🎲
😅 Tell me about it
Another really enjoyable watch. I have just purchased some Turcopoles so I am looking to start building up an army.
Fantastic, what else have you got in there? 👍
@@7thson726 I also have some Victrix Normans that I am currently painting. The cavalry and archers are complete and I am now working on the infantry. Looking forward to the release of the Victrix Norman crossbowmen.
@@marctitley7020 absolutely, if the other kits are anything to go by 👍
Great game! Love the theme and layout, well done 👍🏻
Thanks very much 👍😁
Exellent battle! please do more! also how do you guys make the topography? what do you make the rolling hills with?
Really glad you liked it 👍😁 i use rolled up t-shirts and tea towels to make the hills,the fact they can be molded to be the shape you want helps as well when placing troops on them
Great game! I never really thought about gaming this period and subject, however I am seriously looking getting some Crusader and Saracen figures 🙂
Really pleased you enjoyed it, it's a great period with alot of variety of units, I'm currently working on some Byzantines to add into the mix 😁
Good game. Robins dice have changed, God Wills It !!!
See, I'm not the only one who thinks his dice changed 😅
@@7thson726 Yeah your troops got kicked. Maybe some Med. Cavalry might help.
Great game - I was expecting at least one crossbow to explode for old times' sake.
This is exactly why none of my troops will be throwing naptha around. Too risky
New rule to be added 😅
An interesting dynamic game. A beautiful field.🙂
Thanks my friend, we had a great time 👍
Very good game is the rules as easy as it looks 👍👍👍🤠🤠
Thanks, the rules are pretty straightforward, but with enough nuances that makes it very fun. I wouldn't call it simple, just, straightforward, if that makes sense 😅
Have to interrupt play when minus 7 off the double six break test I counted the dice as having rolled 7s..... was confused when Robin said 5 instead of 7.... what a doofus, back to school for me.
It confuses my opponents as well 😅
Yeah crusaders 👍. Seems like they do much better on the attack. Or was it because they had better numbers at the start? Good game. 👍.
I think you're right, the scenario was a way for us to play about with capping the ability of the Seljuks
I imagine the next game will be a more straightforward, small pitched battle 👍
@@7thson726 I'm not a super hard core crusades historian. However I feel it is the age old dilemma of using tactics in relationship to your abilities and strengths. The Seljuk are fast, typically lower quality and ranged attack. The crusaders are more like tanks heavily armored and want to get into hand to hand as much as possible. I'd like to comment again on your great looking table setups. And you are a really good painter. If you keep making great videos, I for one will keep watching. 👍😁
Good report,even though im way more of an imperial rome to dark ages fan,your video's are starting to get me a little bit interested in the medieval period,(yes i was one of the saga voters)
Thanks 👍 we'll definitely be playing some saga in the new year
Where did you get your flags for the Seljuks?
They are all from Little Big Men Studios 👍
10/10 video
Ouch... great game btw
Yeah, thats one word for it 😂
Does robin have a you tube channel?
Not yet, im working on it trying to convince him 😁
Respect!! Best subs provider -> Promo`SM!!